Valve-operating mechanism



W. E. AND G. W..ANDERSON. VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-11.1921.

Patented Nov. 21, 1922.

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WALTER E. ANDERSON AND GEORGE WALLACE ANDERSON, OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO.

VALVE-OPERATING MECHANISM.

Application filed January 11, '1921. Serial 1W0. 136,507.

To all whom it may concern: ,Be it known that we, .lVALTnR E. ANDER- soN and Gnoncn WALLACE Anonnson, citi- Zens of theUnited States, residing, atIdaho Falls, in the county o-f'Bonneville and State of Idaho, have invented new and useful lmrovements in Valve-Operating Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

. This invention relates to improved valve motion for steam engines, the general object of the invention being to provide means for shifting the pivotal connection of the valve rod for causing the reverse action of the valve instead of shifting the connecting link.

Another object of the invention is to provi'cle means for-shifting the cam operated mechanism at the same time the connection of the valve rod is shifted;

. A further object of theuinvention is to provide means for adjusting the cam engaging parts in relation tov the cam.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the'several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan View.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 1 is an enlarged section on line 4- 1 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 4.

In these views 1 indicates and 2 indicates the cam wheel thereon. cage 3 is rotatably mounted on the cam shaft, the cage consisting of two pairs of curved arms 3, one pair being arranged on each side of the cam wheel. At each end of the cage is rotatably supported a sleeve 1, the sleeve being supported by the bolt 5 which passes through said sleeve into the ends of the arms. This sleeve has downwardly projecting ears 6 thereon between which is j ournaled the roller 7 for engaging the periphery of the cam wheel. An arm 8 projects upwardly from said sleeve and the the cam shaft two arms are adjustably connected together by the turn buckle arrangement 9. Thus by adjusting said turn buckle the rollers can be moved towards or awayfrom each other so that their engagement with the cam wheel can be adjusted. 1

It will thus be seen that as the cam wheel revolves the engagement of the rollers therewith will cause the sleeves and the arms to rock back and fort-h.

A yoke member 10 is pivotally connected with theears of the front sleeve and a rod 11 connects the yoke member with an ear formed on the horizontally'arranged shaft 12 mounted in the bearings 13 so that the rocking movement of the cage by the cam wheels will cause said shaft to rock back and forth. This shaft 12 is connected with the valve 14 by the connecting rod 15 so that the va'lvc will slide back and forth when the shaft 12 is rocked. Thus by forming the cam wheel of the propershape the movement of the valve canbe controlled to suit ably control the passing of steam to the cylinders by the movement of the cam wheel.

In order to permit reversal of the engine I provide reversing means which includes means for shifting the connection of the connecting rod 15 with the rock shaft 12. Such means consists of a rightangularly extending guideway 16 connected with the shaft and a block 17 thereon to which the fork 18 on the end of the connecting rod 15 is pivoted. Thus by moving the block 17 above or below the longitudinal plane of the rock shaft 12 as shown on Figure 4c the movement of the valve can be made to so control the steam that the engine can be driven in a forward or reverse direction.

The means for shifting the block and guideway comprises a hand lever 19 conneoted by the rod 20 with the bell crank 21, said bell crank being connected by the A link'22 with the reciprocating rod 23 to reciprocate the same. This rod is connected with the vertically arranged bell crank 2 1 which has its other arm connected by the link 25 with the block. Thus by swingin the hand lever the block can be QCljIlS CQe to the upper or lower part of the guideway. I

As it is necessary to properly position the rollers with respect to the cam wheel when the block is shifted from one position to the other I provide means for shifting the cage when the hand lever is actuated. Such means v consists upright lever. 26 pivoted at its lower end andhaving its upper end connected by the link 27 withthe bell crank v21 so that said lever, is rocked when the bell crank is moved bythe hand lever.

A slotted lever 28 having'a curved slot,

" loolt and slot connection so that the two parts can be adjustably connected together. A roller 32 on lever 26 engages the slot 29 in the slotted lever so that as said lever 26 is moved back and forththe roller-engaging the curved slot will cause said slotted lever to rock ina vertical plane and thus rock the cage upon the crank shaft.

It will thus be seen that by sim-plychang ing the position of-the hand leve'r the cage with the rollers thereon'wiftl be properly adjusted ion the cam wheel at the sametime that the pivotal point of the valve rod is changed. 1 i 1 1 When the engine is to be driven in aterward direction the hand lever 19 is shoved forwardly to lower block-1'1"; below the longitudinal plane through 12 to rock'the cage rearwardly. Similarly 19 is moved rearwardly for the reversemotion which also rocks-the cage rearwardly. I Y

Itisthouglit-from the'it'oregoing description that the advantages and novelfeatures of the invention'will -be readily apparent.

We desire to be understood that we may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangementof the several parts, provided thatsuch changes W a 'we mi$ 1. Valve mechanismof theclass described ,fall'wi-thin the scope of the appended claims.

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motions and manually operated means for simultaneously adjusting the cage and the rod-connection with the rock shaft;

2. Valve inechanism of the class described compmsing .a cam shaft, a cam therein, .a

roller cage rockingly supported on theshaft,

rollers in the cage engaging the cam, .a rock shaft, a connecting-rod connecting the same with the cage, a valve, a valve rod uconnected with the rock shaft, manually operated means for shifting the conhectionof the rod with the rock shatt to 'alpoint above or below the longitudinal axis of said shaft and means for simultaneously movinglthe cage on the "cam shaft. 1 3. Valve mechanism .of the class described comprising a cam shaft, a cam .therein,-.a'

roller cage roclcingly supportedon the shaft,

rollersin the cage engaging the cam,a"rock shaft, a connecting-rodconnecting the same with the cage, a -va'lve, a-.valve' rod connected with the rock shaft, manually operated means for shifting the connection of the rod with the rock shaft to a point above or vbelow the longitudinal axis of said shaft,

means for simultaneously moving the cage;

on the cam shaft and means,for-adjusting the position of the rollers in the cage "relative to the cam. i

- In testimony whereof we affix our signa- KVA'LTER ANDERSON. Y

GEORGE WALLQQQE ANDERSQN. 

